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meet

 
 
pronunciation:
mit
features:
Homophone Note
part of speech: verb
inflections: meets, meeting, met
definition 1: to see and begin to know someone; be introduced to.
My parents met my boyfriend yesterday.
 
synonyms:
greet
similar words:
welcome
definition 2: to join (someone) at a time and place that has been decided.
I'm going to meet my friend at the bus station at noon.
 
similar words:
greet, receive, welcome
definition 3: to come together and share company by plan or by chance.
We decided to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock.
similar words:
come across, connect, consult, contact, gather, join, unite
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word meat (the flesh of animals)? Meet and meat sound alike but have different meanings.